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Subject: Re: YASID "Sci-fi Books, Humans with Animal genes/modifications?"
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:14:06 -0700
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On 3/14/2024 11:52 AM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> YASID "Sci-fi Books, Humans with Animal genes/modifications?"
> 
> https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1bcw0l7/scifi_books_humans_with_animal_genesmodifications/
> 
> "I read a book maybe 10 years or more ago, set in a future where 
> humanity had played with gene splicing/gene therapy to the point where 
> it was entirely common to see people with animal attributes. There was a 
> whole community of peoples who had Cat/Lion genes who had some feline 
> features and some of their agility, people with snake genes that had 
> some scaled patterns on their skin and had sensuous, smooth movements, 
> and so on. I’ve been trying to find this book for YEARS, but I have no 
> idea what it was called and can’t really remember the plot except that 
> there was a conflict between “normal” humans and those who had their 
> genes modified. Any help, suggestions, or even recommendations about 
> similar books?"
> 
Is this to specifically exclude uplifted animals to human level sentience?

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